get_polyhaven_categories
Retrieve available categories for Polyhaven assets like HDRI, textures, or models to filter and organize 3D content in Blender.
Instructions
Get a list of categories for a specific asset type on Polyhaven.
Parameters:
asset_type: The type of asset to get categories for (hdris, textures, models, all)
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| asset_type | No | hdris |
Implementation Reference
- src/blender_mcp/server.py:269-295 (handler)The get_polyhaven_categories function is registered as an MCP tool and handles the retrieval of categories from Polyhaven by communicating with a Blender instance.
@mcp.tool() def get_polyhaven_categories(ctx: Context, asset_type: str = "hdris") -> str: """ Get a list of categories for a specific asset type on Polyhaven. Parameters: - asset_type: The type of asset to get categories for (hdris, textures, models, all) """ try: blender = get_blender_connection() # Check PolyHaven status directly status = blender.send_command("get_polyhaven_status") if not status.get("enabled", False): return "PolyHaven integration is disabled. Select it in the sidebar in BlenderMCP, then run it again." result = blender.send_command("get_polyhaven_categories", {"asset_type": asset_type}) if "error" in result: return f"Error: {result['error']}" # Format the categories in a more readable way categories = result["categories"] formatted_output = f"Categories for {asset_type}:\n\n" # Sort categories by count (descending) sorted_categories = sorted(categories.items(), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True) for category, count in sorted_categories: